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The Supreme Court ruled in July 2010 that state and city governments must respect the individual right to bear arms that is guaranteed by Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This ruling does not necessarily invalidate all gun control laws, but it will likely mean the demise of outright bans and restrict significantly the ability of states and cities to impose other kinds of controls.
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Here’s a map on gun rights in other parts of the world:
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More on gun rights here. A related map is here. More human rights maps are here.
- Supreme Court ruling protects gun rights, reasonable restriction (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Supreme Court extends gun rights (news.bbc.co.uk)
- After tragedy, Ariz. lawmakers eye more gun rights (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
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